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Sugatrol 100 mg Tab
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More Information About - Sugatrol 100 mg Tab
Description
Generic Name
Acarbose
Precaution
Monitor LFT every 3 mth for 1st yr and periodically thereafter especially for doses >50 mg tid. Reduce dose or withdraw therapy if transaminases elevations persist. If hypoglycaemia occurs, give glucose orally as a 1st aid measure. Adhere strictly to the prescribed diabetic diet to avoid intensification of GI symptoms. Lactation: not known if crosses into breast milk, avoid using in nursing women.
Indication
Type 2 DM
Contra Indication
Patients <18 yr; diabetic ketoacidosis or cirrhosis; malabsorption; inflammatory bowel disease; with or pre-disposed to intestinal obstruction; intestinal diseases that affect digestion or absorption; conditions that worsen as a result of increased gas formation e.g. hernias; colonic ulcers; hepatic impairment; CrClr< 25 ml/min/1.73m2. Pregnancy, lactation.
Dose
N/A
Side Effect
>10% abdominal pain (19%),diarrhea (31%),elevated serum transaminases, flatulence (74%) Potentially Fatal: Hepatotoxicity.
Pregnancy Category
Name : B
Description
Animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women OR Animal studies have shown an adverse effect, but adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus in any trimester.Mode of Action
Acarbose competitively and reversibly inhibits pancreatic alpha-amylase and intestinal brush border alpha-glucosidases, resulting in retardation of glucose absorption from hydrolysed complex carbohydrates and reduction of blood-glucose concentrations.
Interaction
May enhance effects of other antidiabetics including insulin. Diminished effects w/ GI adsorbents (e.g. charcoal) and digestive enzyme preparations containing carbohydrate splitting enzymes (e.g. amylase, pancreatin). Neomycin and colestyramine may enhance effects of acarbose. May inhibit absorption of digoxin.
Pregnancy Category Note
Pregnancy Category: B Lactation: not known if crosses into breast milk, avoid using in nursing women
Adult Dose
Dosage Adult: PO Initial: 25 mg/day q8hr. May adjust gradually. Maintenance: 50-100 mg 3 times/day. Max: <60 kg: 50 mg 3 times/day. >60 kg: 100 mg 3 times/day. Hepatic Impairment Severe: Contraindicated.
Child Dose
N/A
Renal Dose
Renal Impairment CrCl Dosage <25 Contraindicated.
Administration
Should be taken with food. Take w/ 1st bite of each main meal.
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